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UMass Lowell Series Preview

Softball Travels to UMass Lowell for AE series

| By: David O’Brian (dobrian@binghamton.edu)
Emma Lawson

Bearcats and River Hawks play DH on Friday, finale on Saturday

SCHEDULE OF GAMES
Friday - Doubleheader at 1 p.m.
Live Stats (Both Games)
Live Video  (AE-TV) - Both Games
Saturday - Single Game at Noon
Live Stats
Live Video (AE-TV) 

STORY LINES

- Binghamton (22-11, 8-2 AE) swept a doubleheader at Maine last Friday, winning by scores of 7-2 and 8-0. Sophomore catcher Elisa Allen - the current America East Player of the Week - went 5-for-7 (.714) with four home runs and six RBI. Freshman designated player Rachel Carey finished 5-for-8 (.625) with a two-run home run while junior pitcher Oliva Kennedy - the current America East Pitcher of the Week - fired a two-hit shutout.

- Allen leads the America East with 14 home runs, 34 RBI, a .793 slugging percentage as well as a 1.184 OPS. At the national level, she is No. 11 with 0.42 home runs per game. Carey is second with 10 home runs and a .723 slugging percentage, third with 28 RBI and seventh with a .340 batting average. 

- It's been a banner week for Allen since her series at Maine. In addition to being named the America East Player of the Week, she was also chosen to the NCAA Softball Starting Lineup of the Week at the catcher position. In addition, she was recognized by the NFCA as a Top Performer of the Week and by D1Softball.com as a Top Hitter of the Week.

- Junior first baseman Emma Lawson is second in batting (.340) and RBI (32). She is also tied for second with eight doubles, is first with four sacrifice flies as well as fourth with a .431 on-base percentage and fifth with a .606 slugging percentage.

- Graduate student outfielder Brianna Santos is third in batting (.368), is tied for first with 25 runs scored and first with 42 hits. At the national level, she is ranked as the sixth toughest batter to strikeout (57.0). Heading into the series at UMass Lowell, Santos has a career-best 11-game hitting streak.

- With a 12-2 record, junior pitcher Brianna Roberts leads the conference in victories, She is also tops with a 2.41 ERA and is third with 92 strikeouts. Kennedy ranks fifth with 83 strikeouts, is fourth with a 3.24 ERA and is tied for fourth with six victories.

- As a team, Binghamton continues to lead the America East in hitting (.286) and pitching (3.08). The Bearcats are also second with a .965 fielding percentage.

- In the national standings, Binghamton ranks No. 21 with 1.36 home runs per game. The Bearcats are also No. 37 with a 2.34 strikeouts-to-walk ratio as well as No. 44 with 6.14 strikeouts per seven innings.

- Heading into the series against UMass Lowell, Binghamton has hit 45 home runs so far this season. The school record of 50 home runs was set in 2011 and tied last year.

- UMass Lowell (13-20, 5-6 AE) swept Merrimack 11-5, 5-1 in a non-conference home doubleheader on Wednesday. Emily Tow went 5-for-8 at the plate during the day, scored three times and drove in a pair of runs.

- Emily Baumes leads the River Hawks and ranks No. 15 in the America East with a .305 batting average. Tow is hitting .301, is tied for fourth with 22 runs scored and is also tied for fifth with six doubles. 

- On the mound, Olivia Deciste is 7-7 with a 2.86 ERA. She ranks third in the conference in ERA, fourth in victories and is second with 99 strikeouts. Gianna Lecedra is tied for fourth with a 3.24 ERA. 

- As a team, UMass Lowell ranks second in the America East with a 3.62 ERA and is fourth in batting (.247). The River Hawks are also sixth with a .937 fielding percentage.

- The River Hawks head into the series against Binghamton with a perfect 6-0 record at home this season. In addition to Wednesday's wins, UMass Lowell swept a three-game series against Maine March 28-29 and defeated Massachusetts 3-1 back on March 19.

- UMass Lowell leads the all-time series against Binghamton 18-16. Last season, the Bearcats swept a road doubleheader on April 17 but the River Hawks took two of three games in Vestal May 3-4. In the America East Tournament, UMass Lowell eliminated the Bearcats 2-1 in nine innings with a spot in the final round on the line.


BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

1
Graduate student outfielder Brianna Santos and Lindsey Walter are tied for first in the America East with 25 runs scored so far this season.

2
Sophomore catcher Elisa Allen and senior third baseman Sarah Rende each have a pair of two home run games during their careers.

2
Redshirt sophomore infielder Akira Kopec ranks second in the America East with a .464 on-base percentage. 

2
Junior first baseman Emma Lawson has been named the America East Player of the Week twice this season (Feb. 11 & April 8).

2
Binghamton has faced a pair of nationally-ranked opponents this season - then second-ranked Florida and then No. 12 Duke. Both games took place on Feb. 15. 

3
Freshman designated player Rachel Carey has been named the America East Rookie of the Week three times this season (March 12, March 25 & April 8). 

3
Sophomore second baseman Maddy Dodig has finished with three RBI three times this season.

3
Binghamton has hit three grand slams this season - freshman designated player Rachel Carey against Fordham on March 7, sophomore catcher Elisa Allen against Mercer on March 15 and senior third baseman Sarah Rende against Bryant on April 4. All three grand slams came with two outs.

3
Sophomore catcher Elisa Allen has homered in three straight games entering the series at UMass Lowell.

4
Four Binghamton players have homered twice in a game this season - sophomore catcher Elisa Allen (three times), senior third baseman Sarah Rende against Fordham (March 9), junior first baseman Emma Lawson against UAlbany (March 22) and freshman designated player Rachel Carey against Bryant (April 4). 

4
Junior pitcher Brianna Roberts has posted four complete-game shutouts so far this year.

5
Binghamton has posted the America East Pitcher of the Week five times so far this season - sophomore Delaney Glover on Feb. 12, junior pitcher Brianna Roberts on Feb. 19, March 5 & April 8 and junior Olivia Kennedy on April 15.

5
Junior pitcher Brianna Roberts has five games during her career with at least 10 strikeouts.

5
Against UAlbany on March 22, Binghamton homered five times - its highest total since clubbing a school-record six homers against Hartford in 2011.

7
Freshman catcher Rachel Carey has a team-best seven game-winning RBI so far this season.

6
Against Fordham on March 7, Binghamton came from six runs down (7-1) to win 8-7. It marked the largest comeback during the Bearcats' 24-year Division I era.

8
The Bearcats have produced eight come-from-behind wins this season. Three of them have come during their final time at bat.

10
Junior first baseman Emma Lawson has a team-best 10 multiple-RBI performances so far this season. She drove in a season-best four runs against Bryant on April 5.

11
Heading into the series at UMass Lowell, graduate student outfielder Brianna Santos has a career-best, 11-game hitting streak.

12
Junior pitcher Olivia Kennedy struck out a career-high 12 batters against Radford on March 8.

13
Junior pitcher Brianna Roberts struck out a career-high 13 batters against Bryant on April 4.

32
With 32 career victories, junior pitcher Brianna Roberts ranks sixth all time in Binghamton program history. In fifth place, with 33 wins, is Rhoda Marsteller (2010-13).

35-15
Since the start of the 2023 season, Binghamton has gone 35-15 (.700) in America East Conference games.

45
Heading into the series against UMass Lowell, Binghamton as a team has homered 45 times so far this season. The program record of 50 home runs was set in 2011 and tied last season.

87-47
Since moving into the Bearcats Sports Complex Softball Facility in 2013, Binghamton has gone 87-47 on its home field. This includes a 63-26 mark in America East games.

108-72
Fourth-year head coach Jess Bump has gone 108-72 at her alma mater. She is one of only three coaches in Binghamton program history to win at least 100 games - a feat she accomplished against Mercer on March 15.



















 
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